Place:Haute-Normandie, France

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NameHaute-Normandie
Alt namesUpper Normandysource: Wikipedia
TypeRégion
Coordinates49.5°N 1.0°E
Located inFrance
Contained Places
Département
Eure
Seine-Maritime
Former nation/state/empire
Vermandois
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Upper Normandy is a former administrative region of France. On 1 January 2016, Upper and Lower Normandy merged becoming one region called Normandy.

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Major Communities

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Rouen is the regional capital, historically important with many fine churches and buildings, including the tallest cathedral tower in France. The region's largest city, in terms of municipal population, is Le Havre, although Rouen is by far the most populous urban area and metropolitan area. The region is twinned with the London Borough of Redbridge in England. Its economy is centered on agriculture, industry, petrochemicals and tourism.

Bernay
Dieppe
Évreux
Fécamp
Le Grand-Quevilly
Le Havre
Le Petit-Quevilly
Louviers
Mont-Saint-Aignan
Rouen
Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray
Sotteville-lès-Rouen
Vernon

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